Fireplace and Front Door
The firelace was pretty smutty and the flue didn't work. There was broken firebrick which yet needs to be replaced. Linda cleaned it up pretty well. Still needs replairs. We hope to install unvented gas logs.
We covered the stone to spray the ceiling and walls.
Then we uncovered it after painting the rooms.
I cleaned out where the cats had been using it for a litter box and sprayed it with clorox water and Febreeze to kill the smell. Then I chipped out the broken firebrick.
Here's a "before" photo of the front door.
Here's the inside view of the front door after replacing the unit.
And here's the exterior of the new door unit. Glen got a great deal on this unit with sidelights from a surplus building materials place. He got this one for about a third the cost of a new one. This was taken after I painted the door's exterior with two coats of Kilz primer.
And here's a final view of the new door after the walls were painted.
